Half Moon Caye Lighthouse is a
lighthouse on the
Half Moon Caye located in the
Lighthouse Reef
Lighthouse Reef is an atoll in the Caribbean Sea, the easternmost part of the Belize Barrier Reef and one of its three atolls, the other two being Turneffe Atoll and Glover's Reef. Lighthouse Reef is located about southeast of Belize City. The at ...
in
Belize
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...
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History
The station was originally established in 1820, the lighthouse was formed by a skeletal tower
Skeletal frame light towers are lighthouse towers that have only an open frame. They are commonly built as aids to navigation; most of them are not considered to be lighthouses. However, during the late nineteenth century and the first years of ...
restored in 1848 and reinforced with a steel frame in 1931. It had a square truncated shape, with enclosed base and an upper observation room, balcony and lantern and a height of . In the latest years the lighthouse moved progressively toward the water because the trend in the weather change. The lighthouse was deactivated in 1997 and from then begun to wreck. A new skeletal tower was built in 1998 inland respect to the former light, it is equipped with a beacon which emits four white flashes every 10 seconds. In September 2010 the Tropical Storm Matthew destroyed completely the old lighthouse.
See also
* List of lighthouses in Belize
References
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External links
Belize Port Authority
Lighthouses in Belize
Lighthouses completed in 1820
Lighthouses completed in 1931
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